Parabagrotis insularis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast through California to near the border with Mexico. The species was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Parabagrotis |
| Species: | P. insularis
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| Parabagrotis insularis (Grote, 1876)
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The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis insularis is 11047.2.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Parabagrotis insularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ a b "Parabagrotis insularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Parabagrotis insularis Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Parabagrotis insularis, Hodges 11047.2". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald / Dominick, R. B. et al., eds. (1998). "Noctuoidea Noctuidae (part) Noctuinae (part - Noctuini)". The Moths of America North of Mexico, fasc. 27.3, 348.
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